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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—the Third winter. (search)
as just concentrated his brigade around La Grange. Forrest, marching in a contrary direction, proceeds toward Memphis. His wagons have come up with him: it is now proposed to find the weak point in the enemy's line. A Confederate officer, Colonel Logwood, who was scouting the country in search of recruits, came to designate it to him very opportunely at the moment when he had reached the village of Oakland. All the bridges across Wolf River had been destroyed save one. That of La Fayette ion with Prince; only a few boards from the flooring had been taken off. They were deposited upon the left bank in front of a little fort which commanded the entrance to the bridge, and were replaced when a force presented itself to cross over. Logwood, who had himself gathered this information, had ascertained the small number of the defenders of this work. Forrest resolved to surprise them and thus secure a crossing for his train. He had just sent Major Strange with seven hundred men to ma